chippewa wrote:If I get one more prerecorded message endorsing a political candidate (or more likely, bashing his/her opponent), I'm leaving the phone behind and moving to Canada!
I've come home the last two evenings to find my answering machine full, and I've gotten four more calls already today. My political convictions are not so weak that a 30 second phone call will change them. And if they were, I'd be flip-flopping every 30 minutes with the next phone call.
I can't wait for Wednesday morning! Make the voices STOP!
Hate to burst you bubble, but we have them too.
Our Municipal election is on right now (Mayor, city council..)and I can't tell if someone has their house for sale or wants to support a candidate.
A couple of years ago I got a phone call asking if I was going to support a particular candidate and I said, "first of all I have not made up my mind and second, I would not tell you if I had. Please remove me from your list."
Shut them up right away.
If I pick up the phone and no one is there I push the # about 10 times and that supposedly messes up the computer and it drops your number and they do not call back.
Worth a shot.
chippewa wrote:If I get one more prerecorded message endorsing a political candidate (or more likely, bashing his/her opponent), I'm leaving the phone behind and moving to Canada!
I've come home the last two evenings to find my answering machine full, and I've gotten four more calls already today. My political convictions are not so weak that a 30 second phone call will change them. And if they were, I'd be flip-flopping every 30 minutes with the next phone call.
I can't wait for Wednesday morning! Make the voices STOP!
I get calls from People who want to lower my Credit Card rates..
I carry a zero balance..
A lower balance then ZERO should mean that THEY would owe YOU money
chippewa wrote:If I get one more prerecorded message endorsing a political candidate (or more likely, bashing his/her opponent), I'm leaving the phone behind and moving to Canada!
I've come home the last two evenings to find my answering machine full, and I've gotten four more calls already today. My political convictions are not so weak that a 30 second phone call will change them. And if they were, I'd be flip-flopping every 30 minutes with the next phone call.
I can't wait for Wednesday morning! Make the voices STOP!
I get calls from People who want to lower my Credit Card rates..
I carry a zero balance..
A lower balance then ZERO should mean that THEY would owe YOU money
Had two calls tonight.. one with a local 303 a/c - asked for 'Penny' - I cut him off.. "Are you freaking kidding me?? In the middle of the Bronco game??
E answered one.. it was a recording, and hung up.
Only one more day of the calls, mail and commercials!!
Wino you know wrote:
I do the same thing with my junk mail-I write on the envelope "deceased-return to sender"-they pay for their crap twice going through the mail, and I never hear from those jerk-offs again.
When we get junk mail with a postage paid return envelope, we stuff the envelope full
of other junk mail and send it back to them
No act of kindness
no matter how small
is ever wasted
SMLCHNG wrote:Had two calls tonight.. one with a local 303 a/c - asked for 'Penny' - I cut him off.. "Are you freaking kidding me?? In the middle of the Bronco game??
I know some people here in Alabama who got a pre recorded call from Jimmy Buffett. I haven't gotten that call, but if I did, it's probably the only one I would actually listen to.
Gypsy In The Palace wrote:I know some people here in Alabama who got a pre recorded call from Jimmy Buffett. I haven't gotten that call, but if I did, it's probably the only one I would actually listen to.
Dezdmona wrote:If I get recorded messages I just hang up,
...but if a real person is on the line I just tell them that I will vote for their candidate... regardless of who it is...
it shuts them up and they say "Thank you" ...I also tell them to take me off their call lists...the calls are over in 15-30 seconds.
I tell them because they bothered me at home, I will not vote for whomever it is they're pitching... (even if it is the candidate I was going to vote for) Unsolicited phone calls of any sort just hack me off...
SMLCHNG wrote:Had two calls tonight.. one with a local 303 a/c - asked for 'Penny' - I cut him off.. "Are you freaking kidding me?? In the middle of the Bronco game??
E answered one.. it was a recording, and hung up.
Only one more day of the calls, mail and commercials!!
move to philly, at least the politicos realize nobody is gonna answer during an eagles game and don't bother campaigning on sundays.
I'd feel bad for you, but I have no soul.....
If you can't do it with brains, you won't do it with hours - Kelly Johnson
chippewa wrote:If I get one more prerecorded message endorsing a political candidate (or more likely, bashing his/her opponent), I'm leaving the phone behind and moving to Canada!
I've come home the last two evenings to find my answering machine full, and I've gotten four more calls already today. My political convictions are not so weak that a 30 second phone call will change them. And if they were, I'd be flip-flopping every 30 minutes with the next phone call.
I can't wait for Wednesday morning! Make the voices STOP!
Yup...I only recently got caller ID and boy has it come in handy.
Now if we could get rid of all the mailers! Someone needs to do a study on how much pollution all that creates. At least I toss mine in the recycle bin, but I'm sure many do not.
I hang up on anyone selling something if I do by chance answer the phone. I used to try to be polite, now I don't bother.
I love the ones tha start..Hello is the lady of the house there..
You tell them she died last week and ask how they can be so cruel.
In my best girlie voice I say, "Well you can talk to me or wait til my WIFE gets home!!"
Cate
"When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky." ~ Buddha
chippewa wrote:If I get one more prerecorded message endorsing a political candidate (or more likely, bashing his/her opponent), I'm leaving the phone behind and moving to Canada!
I've come home the last two evenings to find my answering machine full, and I've gotten four more calls already today. My political convictions are not so weak that a 30 second phone call will change them. And if they were, I'd be flip-flopping every 30 minutes with the next phone call.
I can't wait for Wednesday morning! Make the voices STOP!
Yup...I only recently got caller ID and boy has it come in handy.
Now if we could get rid of all the mailers! Someone needs to do a study on how much pollution all that creates. At least I toss mine in the recycle bin, but I'm sure many do not.
I hang up on anyone selling something if I do by chance answer the phone. I used to try to be polite, now I don't bother.
I love the ones tha start..Hello is the lady of the house there..
You tell them she died last week and ask how they can be so cruel.
In my best girlie voice I say, "Well you can talk to me or wait til my WIFE gets home!!"
That's funny! If you lived in the U.S., I'm guessing your number wouldn't be on a certain party's phone list. They must protect the "sanctity of marriage" (and its 50% divorce rate), you know.
chippewa wrote:If I get one more prerecorded message endorsing a political candidate (or more likely, bashing his/her opponent), I'm leaving the phone behind and moving to Canada!
I've come home the last two evenings to find my answering machine full, and I've gotten four more calls already today. My political convictions are not so weak that a 30 second phone call will change them. And if they were, I'd be flip-flopping every 30 minutes with the next phone call.
I can't wait for Wednesday morning! Make the voices STOP!
Yup...I only recently got caller ID and boy has it come in handy.
Now if we could get rid of all the mailers! Someone needs to do a study on how much pollution all that creates. At least I toss mine in the recycle bin, but I'm sure many do not.
I hang up on anyone selling something if I do by chance answer the phone. I used to try to be polite, now I don't bother.
I love the ones tha start..Hello is the lady of the house there..
You tell them she died last week and ask how they can be so cruel.
In my best girlie voice I say, "Well you can talk to me or wait til my WIFE gets home!!"
I say 'No but I am interviewing for the Position, Are you a Parrothead??
Tall ?? Blonde?? Do you have Big..... Hello Hello...
I've had one candidate in particular here who has had a representative call here asking for votes and two recorded messages left on my machine. This person will not get my vote because of that. I think they should have to respect the national Do Not Call list, which I am on.
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